Five Things GPT-5.1 Does Better—Vibes Over Benchmarks

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Five Things GPT-5.1 Does Better—Vibes Over Benchmarks

In The Loop

11 minutes 14 seconds

1 week ago

Five Things GPT-5.1 Does Better—Vibes Over Benchmarks

OpenAI just released GPT 5.1—but this time, there are no benchmark charts, no performance graphs, and no technical metrics. Instead, they're selling something much harder to measure: vibes.

In this episode of In The Loop, I break down the five key improvements in GPT 5.1 and what this dramatic shift from technical benchmarks to user experience tells us about where AI is heading. From better instruction following to warmer personality (at the cost of safety regressions), OpenAI is making bold choices to compete with Claude's rising market dominance.

⏭️ Episode Highlights

(01:30) – GPT-5.1 improvement #1: Better instruction following

(02:25) – GPT-5.1 improvement #2: Increased decisiveness

(04:15) – GPT-5.1 improvement #3: Enhanced planning

(04:53) – GPT-5.1 improvement #4: Writing improvements

(08:00) – GPT-5.1 improvement #5: Warmer personality

(10:20) – Conclusion: Why vibes now matter as much as benchmarks

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Episode transcript with more resources on the Mindset AI blog

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